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USPP7881P
USPP7881P US07/735,969 US73596991V US7881P US PP7881 P USPP7881 P US PP7881P US 73596991 V US73596991 V US 73596991V US 7881 P US7881 P US 7881P
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  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria L.) called “Sharon”.
  • the variety was developed from an organized scientifically designated breeding program carried out at the Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.
  • the variety is the product of selection of seedlings resulting from crosses between the strawberry varieties “Rachel” and “Chandler”.
  • the variety was asexually vegetatively propagated through runners and the reproduction ran true.
  • the new variety "Sharon” resembles the variety “Chandler” and is able to grow in September and produce fruit starting in November and lasting until summer. The production of fruit beginning in November is two months earlier than any known variety of Fragaria L.
  • the fruit of the "Sharon” variety is characterized by good taste, good shape and size as well as a long shelf life.
  • FIG. 1 Photograph of the "Sharon” variety illustrating the foliage and fruit.
  • FIG. 2 Photograph of the "Sharon” variety illustrating the fruit.
  • the "Sharon” variety was grown in winter under polyethylene tunnels in Israel. “Sharon” is a short day variety that flowers earlier than other known and available short day length strawberry varieties. Flowering and fruit production is not affected by the use of polyethylene wind tunnels. This production procedure is utilized in normal agricultural practices by the skilled artisan and does not involve temperature or light control. Mother plants were stored at 0° C. from January through April. They were then planted in the nursery without further treatment. Runners with plantlets were produced during summer. These young plantlets were collected from the nursery in September and transferred to raised beds. Average temperatures at that time of the year are 30° C. during the day and 22° C. at night. Water and fertilizers were applied through drip irrigation.
  • An example of an optimum planting date is between September 15th to the 20th with the approximate date of flowering on October 20, and the approximate date of first fruiting on November 20.
  • “Sharon” flowering is not induced by chilling, but by natural exposure to short day length (long nights) characteristic of late fall and early winter. Color readings described herein were taken under natural light conditions and color identifications were made by reference to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHSCC) except where common terms of color definition are employed.
  • the fruit is longer than broad, with primary, secondary and tertiary fruit possessing distinct shape (Table 2).
  • the fruit is firm to very firm with a dark red color (Table 2).
  • the variety "Sharon” flowers several months earlier than known strawberry varieties.
  • One of the closest known varieties would be “Karina” (Table 1) as well as the new varieties under co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 07/735,968 ("Dorit”), 07/735,695 (“Shalom”), 07/435,967 (“Smadar”), and 07/735,970 (“Saaid”).
  • TSS Total Soluble Solids
  • percent acidity and aroma are presented in Table 4 by comparison to the varieties listed in Table 3.

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Abstract

A new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria L.) called "Sharon" is disclosed. The variety is a cross between "Rachel" and "Chandler", which results in a variety that flowers several months earlier than other known and available strawberry varieties.

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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/490,103, filed Mar. 6, 1990, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of strawberry (Fragaria L.) called "Sharon". The variety was developed from an organized scientifically designated breeding program carried out at the Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel. The variety is the product of selection of seedlings resulting from crosses between the strawberry varieties "Rachel" and "Chandler". The variety was asexually vegetatively propagated through runners and the reproduction ran true.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The new variety "Sharon" resembles the variety "Chandler" and is able to grow in September and produce fruit starting in November and lasting until summer. The production of fruit beginning in November is two months earlier than any known variety of Fragaria L. The fruit of the "Sharon" variety is characterized by good taste, good shape and size as well as a long shelf life.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
FIG. 1 -- Photograph of the "Sharon" variety illustrating the foliage and fruit.
FIG. 2 -- Photograph of the "Sharon" variety illustrating the fruit.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The "Sharon" variety was grown in winter under polyethylene tunnels in Israel. "Sharon" is a short day variety that flowers earlier than other known and available short day length strawberry varieties. Flowering and fruit production is not affected by the use of polyethylene wind tunnels. This production procedure is utilized in normal agricultural practices by the skilled artisan and does not involve temperature or light control. Mother plants were stored at 0° C. from January through April. They were then planted in the nursery without further treatment. Runners with plantlets were produced during summer. These young plantlets were collected from the nursery in September and transferred to raised beds. Average temperatures at that time of the year are 30° C. during the day and 22° C. at night. Water and fertilizers were applied through drip irrigation. An example of an optimum planting date is between September 15th to the 20th with the approximate date of flowering on October 20, and the approximate date of first fruiting on November 20. "Sharon" flowering is not induced by chilling, but by natural exposure to short day length (long nights) characteristic of late fall and early winter. Color readings described herein were taken under natural light conditions and color identifications were made by reference to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHSCC) except where common terms of color definition are employed.
The pertinent characteristics of the present invention are presented in Table 1 and Table 2. Additionally, the variety "Sharon" (1) has no tendency toward fruit malformation; (2) disease resistance appears normal in that no particular problematic conditions arose during trials; and (3) the type of bearing is not remonant (e.g., "Sharon" blooms perpetuously, during late fall and winter).
The fruit is longer than broad, with primary, secondary and tertiary fruit possessing distinct shape (Table 2). The fruit is firm to very firm with a dark red color (Table 2). The variety "Sharon" flowers several months earlier than known strawberry varieties. One of the closest known varieties would be "Karina" (Table 1) as well as the new varieties under co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 07/735,968 ("Dorit"), 07/735,695 ("Shalom"), 07/435,967 ("Smadar"), and 07/735,970 ("Saaid"). Additionally, early flowering results in early fruit production for "Sharon" and the four co-pending varieties (Table 3). Total Soluble Solids (TSS), percent acidity and aroma are presented in Table 4 by comparison to the varieties listed in Table 3.
              TABLE 1                                                     
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PLANT CHARACTERISTICS OF "SHARON"                                         
MORPHOLOGICAL               COMPARABLE                                    
TRAIT         DESCRIPTION.sup.a                                           
                            VARIETY.sup.b                                 
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Classification                                                            
              Botanical-                                                  
              Fragaria L.                                                 
Plant habit   Flat          "Panta-                                       
                            gruella"                                      
Plant density Medium        "Gorella"                                     
Plant vigor   Strong        "Grande"                                      
Leaf:                                                                     
a)  Lebght        14-18 cm                                                
b)  Width         11-13 cm                                                
c)  Color         Green Group 143 A                                       
                  (RHSCC)                                                 
    1) Upper Side:                                                        
                  Medium Green                                            
d)  Blistering    Absent or Very                                          
                  Weak                                                    
e)  Cross-section Flat                                                    
f)  # of leaflets Sometimes >3                                            
Terminal leaflet                                                          
a)  Length/Width ratio                                                    
                  As long as broad                                        
b)  Shape of base Obtuse                                                  
c)  Shape of teeth                                                        
                  Rounded                                                 
d)  Length        6-7 cm                                                  
e)  Width         6-7 cm                                                  
Flower                                                                    
a)  Size          Medium        "Gorella"                                 
b)  Size of calyx to                                                      
                  Same size                                               
    corolla                                                               
c)  Size of inner calyx                                                   
                  Same size                                               
    versus outer calyx                                                    
d)  Spacing of petals                                                     
                  Overlapping                                             
e)  Petal length/width                                                    
                  Broader than long                                       
f)  Time of flowering                                                     
                  Early         "Karina".sup.c                            
Stolon                                                                    
a)  Number        Medium         "Gorella"                                
b)  Thickness     Thick                                                   
c)  Pubescence    Weak                                                    
d)  Anthocyanin   Absent or very                                          
    coloration    weak                                                    
Petiole                                                                   
a)  Pose of hairs Outwards                                                
b)  Length        7-11 cm                                                 
Inflorescence                                                             
a)  Position relative                                                     
                  Above                                                   
    to foliage                                                            
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 .sup.a The description of "Sharon" is based on the test guidelines for   
 Fragaria L. of the International Union for the Protection of New Plant   
 Varieties, (UPOV).                                                       
 .sup.b Only characteristics which are relevant for comparing varieties ar
 listed.                                                                  
 .sup.c "Sharon" flowers at the end of October. One of the earliest known 
 varieties for comparison is "Karina", which flowers in January.          
              TABLE 2                                                     
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FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS OF "SHARON"                                         
CHARACTERISTIC       DESCRIPTION                                          
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Time of ripening     Very Early                                           
Ratio of length/maximum width                                             
                     Longer than broad                                    
Primary Fruit.sup.a  Wedged                                               
Length               43-50 mm                                             
Width                30-36 mm                                             
Secondary Fruit      Conical                                              
Length               33-37 mm                                             
Width                27-32 mm                                             
Tertiary Fruit       Ovoid                                                
length               28-30 mm                                             
width                25-26 mm                                             
Size                 Large                                                
Band without achenes Medium                                               
Unevenness of surface                                                     
                     Medium                                               
Color                Red                                                  
Evenness of color    Even                                                 
Glossiness           Medium                                               
Insertion of achenes Below surface                                        
Insertion of calyx   Level with surface                                   
Pose of calyx segments                                                    
                     Reflexed                                             
Size of calyx in relation                                                 
                     Larger                                               
to fruit diameter                                                         
Adherence of calyx   Very strong                                          
Firmness             Firm to Very Firm                                    
Color of Flesh       Red                                                  
Evenness of flesh color                                                   
                     Uneven                                               
Sweetness.sup.b      Weak                                                 
Color                44 AB circa (RHSCC)                                  
Taste.sup.b          Slightly Acidic                                      
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 .sup.a There is a marked difference between the shape of the primary,    
 secondary and tertiary fruit.                                            
 .sup.b See Table 4.                                                      
              TABLE 3                                                     
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COMPARATIVE YIELD OF "SHARON".sup.a                                       
       Nov. Dec.     Jan.   Feb.   Mar. Apr.                              
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Sharon   40     60       80    80     80   80                             
Dorit.sup.b                                                               
         30     70       100  100    100  100                             
Shalom.sup.c                                                              
         50     70       80   100    100   70                             
Smadar.sup.d                                                              
         50     70       100  100    100   50                             
Saaid.sup.e                                                               
          0     70       100  100    100  100                             
Douglas.sup.f                                                             
          0      0       40   150    150  150                             
Chandler.sup.g                                                            
          0      0       30   150    150  120                             
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 .sup.a Average yield in g/m.sup.2 in Ramat Hadar, Isreal (1989-90). The  
 time of ripening for "Sharon" fruit is very early.                       
 .sup.b U.S. application Ser. No. 07/735,968. The time of ripening for    
 "Dorit" fruit is early.                                                  
 .sup.c U.S. application Ser. No. 07/735,695. The time of ripening for    
 "Shalom" fruit is early.                                                 
 .sup.d U.S. application Ser. No. 07/735,967. The time of ripening for    
 "Smadar" fruit is very early to early.                                   
 .sup.e U.S. application Ser. No. 07/735,970. The time of ripening for    
 "Saaid" fruit is early to medium.                                        
 .sup.f U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,487. The time of ripening for "Douglas" frui
 is late.                                                                 
 .sup.g U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,262. The time of ripening for "Chandler"    
 fruit is late.                                                           
              TABLE 4                                                     
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COMPARATIVE FRUIT                                                         
CHARACTERISTICS OF "SHARON"                                               
        T.S.S..sup.a                                                      
                Acidity.sup.b                                             
        in %    in %     Aroma     Taste                                  
______________________________________                                    
Sharon    6.5-7.0   1.0      3       Slightly                             
                                     Acidic                               
Dorit.sup.c                                                               
          8.5-9.5   1.0      5       Good                                 
Shalom.sup.d                                                              
          8.0-9.0   1.0      4       Normal                               
Smadar.sup.e                                                              
          8.5-9.5   1.0      5       Good                                 
Saaid.sup.f                                                               
          8.0-9.0   1.0      3       Normal                               
Douglas.sup.g                                                             
          6.5-7.0   0.8      3       Slightly                             
                                     Acidic                               
Chandler.sup.h                                                            
          6.5-7.0   0.8      3       Slightly                             
                                     Acidic                               
______________________________________                                    
 .sup.a Total Soluble Solids expresses fruit sweetness and was determined 
 with a refractometer.                                                    
 .sup.b Percent of acidity was determined as follows: 2 cc of juice extrac
 was mixed with 20 cc of water. Five drops of fenolfthaleinen was added an
 the mixture was titrated with NaOH. The percent acidity is calculated as 
 the quantity of NaOH (cc) × 0.32.                                  
 .sup.c U.S. application Ser. No. 07/735,968.                             
 .sup.d U.S. application Ser. No. 07/735,695.                             
 .sup.e U.S. application Ser. No. 07/735,967.                             
 .sup.f U.S. application Ser. No. 07/735,970.                             
 .sup.g U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,487.                                        
 .sup.h U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,262.                                        

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1. A new distinct variety of strawberry substantially as illustrated and described and distinguished as being able to grow in September and produce fruit starting in November and lasting until summer, with fruit having a good taste and shape and a long shelf life.
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